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INDIAN LAND – As part of his “Spending, Debt, and Deficits” tour of the state, U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C. 5, held a town hall meeting at the pavilion in Sun City Carolina Lakes on Wednesday morning, June 8.

A teenage girl was arrested last week in connection with the stabbing of another teen.

Dericka Frazier, 17, 2116 Florence Circle, was arrested May 30 by Lancaster police officers and charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. The arrest happened only days after Frazier reportedly stabbed a 17-year-old girl in the arm, said Lancaster Police Capt. Paul Smith.

Lancaster police officers learned of the incident after responding to Springs Memorial Hospital

Concerns from various county groups about funding cuts have Lancaster County Council reconsidering its proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, even though that could mean potential tax hikes for local residents.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
CONWAY – Billy Ray Plyler has mixed emotions about the bond hearing he watched last Friday.
Sitting in a small room at a Horry County courthouse, Plyler and his wife, Linda, watched on a monitor as a judge issued a $75,000 bond for Don Leget Marsh, 58, of Hartsville.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
INDIAN LAND – The Indian Land Elementary School family is mourning the loss of one of its own.
Blair Blacknall, who recently completed the fifth grade at ILES, died Tuesday following complications from surgery the day before.
He was 11.
Blair’s heart surgery Monday was related to his premature birth. Unfortunately, the operation took a turn for the worse, said ILES Principal Beth Blum.
His funeral is Saturday in Charlotte.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
HEATH SPRINGS – It’s not often that construction walls are considered beautiful, but that’s the word Ann Taylor chose to use when talking about her satisfaction with an ongoing economic-development project.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A Lancaster man is behind bars this week in connection with a club shooting last month.
Reco Valerie Cauthen, 37, of 411 W. Barr St., was arrested June 8 and charged with two counts of attempted murder, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office press release.
The charges are related to a May 16 shooting at the 747 Club located at 747 Twilight Road, the release said.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
Property taxes for city of Lancaster residents likely won’t be as high as initially projected.
City Council held another work session Tuesday night in which members discussed changes in the proposed budget for 2011-12.
Final reading will be at council’s next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.